Garment hanger frame



Feb. 23, 1932.

G. SUBICK GARMENT HANGER FRAME Filed April 5,. 1930 georg@ S25/bic@xNvENToR ATTORNEY Patented Fee. 23, 1932 NITED- e ratealeV.erEcRGrLsnaren or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Gaan-1yrEnr .HANGER n rtAMEApplication nlapru l5. 1930. Seriana. 441,904.

This invention relatestocertainnovel im-V provements in .garment hangerframes and n p has -for its-principalobjectthe provision oran'improve'd; construction of thischaracter 5 which willbe'highlyetflcientin use and eco,- omical inimanufacture. v

It yis among the objectsjof myinvention to provide a device of the abovenamed character whichw-ill'be arrangedzso as toembody w two side memberswhich are preferably of a one piececons'truction andwhihch will prefer-Vably have portions thereof joined together' by welding. Y 4Anotherobject Vof the invention isto prof, vide van expeditious Y the sideframes.

A stillfurther objectofthe invention is to provide a fra-me which willembody portions jt'hat willsupporta'protecting covering andgf,other-portionson which garment hangers of approved formr may bearranged. y y

A still further object of the inventionV is to provide a constructionofthe above de-` Y scribed characterY which in a vr'rmdified 'formwillembofdyspacedjapart supporting members whichV will -bev adjustablyconnected to' the side frames inV orderuthat they maybe spaced apartvinpredetermined amounts. Oth'enobj ects will appearlhereinafter.

35 The invention-consrists in-the-novel-combi-V v lied formofconstrnction;

Yis Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational viewof the frame illustrated `inFig. 4 ;V and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of certainparts` oftheinvention. s. y i

I In the accompanying drawings wherein'l 50 have illustrated a preferredform Yof `conl 17. One end ofthe upper rail 17 ,arrangement 'for joining drawings, n

struction forfmy invention, 10"an'd indi-1711' cate vertically extendingsupporting stand-J` ards which are connected atf their upper ends to across member 12.. The supporting Stande Y ards 10 and 11v include 'footportions lwhliclh'k serve to Vsupport the Vstandards"#10and `11 ftovprevent displacementthereof` f M y improved frame is intended to besupported fromfthe cross member 12. Y My improved frame :is genericallyindicated byllf and includes side members ,515 and 16. By referring tolFigl 3 i'tmayfbef seen that the sideframe 16 includesv an upper railterminates, 1nY a looped portion 18. which looped portion` 18 terminates-in-:a downwardly extending portion l19. The'portion 19 extends at fan.;

looped portion'20in`tur1'l .terminatesin aporvt1on-w21 which extends iacute angle VwithV respect lower end of a center brace member22"'vwhicl1NV is also connected'ft'o substantially the' mid'pointofthe-extent of the portion 17.y These various portions maybedefned by stamping the side `frame l-from a single pieceofnia` terialor 'the sideiframe'l may be formed,

`acute angle with respectrto the extentV ofthe l portion 17. Theotherend offthje portion 17 terminates in a looped portion 2O whichAdownwardly at an I totheVV portion 17 1' yThe portions wand/21 areconnectedtothe Y fromsuitably shaped sectionswhich'l willv have f'by'welding. y .y Y

`Secured to the section'17 andelxtending rlpwardly therefromin alignmentwith thevcen-Y- teribrace .Q2-.isa khook23.y The side frame the v endslthereof suitably '-j oined together Vas' 15. is constructed` in amannensubstantially similar toth'at s et-v forth. y o

By' referringfto 'Fig. 3- it may bev seen that the center braceisarranged to-'extendve'r tically and .fthe hook23 Yis'.assr'gciatedVYtherewith so aslto `facilitatethis. The section1r7' isA arranged to Kextend an gulfarlyV with respect tothe horizontal and' is Apreferablyar-` rangedso thatwthev end embodying vthe loop portionil is.- arrangedYat a lowerA 'horii zontal levelfthanfthe end embodying the loopedportionQOg'f This arrangementissnch that whenl-the 'hooks' or garmenthangers*are` Vdisposed on` the rod BO''these *l hooks may bei I easilylocated since the front ends of the side yframes 15 and`16, facing theopening 33 in the drape 32, will be disposed higher'than the other endof these frames 15 and 16 so that supporting rod 30 may be readily seenandthe garment hangerhooks readily removed from the rod 30V by theoperator entering his arms through the slit 33, without the necessity ofpushing other garment hang-` ers and the garments thereon from side toside to find the particular garment hanger on the rod 30 that it may bedesired to remove from rod 30. The portion 15is similarly arranged andthis arrangement permits the protectivesack 32 .to be draped over andcon- Y venientlyand-detachably secured to the devas vice yin the mannerto be explained hereinafter., v v Y" In order to join the side frames 15and 16 together I provide rod .members 24, 25,

' and i26. In the ends of the rod member-24 are tapped openings and boltmembers 27 are extended through the looped portions 2OV `bers serves tovery effectively joinrthe side frames .15V and 16 together. If desiredthe rod members 24 and 25 and 26 may be made from rtubular V material.which will facilitate the tapping of the openings in the ends thereof-V Y i l lA supporting bar 30 extends between the center braces 22adjacent the `lower end therey of and if desired this supporting barY 30may be made from tubular material. The supporting bar 30 is arranged toembody tapped openings in the ends thereof and bolt members 31 areextended through openings in the centerv braces 22 and are threaded intothese tapped openings and thus the supporting bar 30 is very'effectivelysupported.

After the side frames 15 and 16 have been joined together in the mannerset forth. the hooks 23 are disposed on the horizontal supporting bar 12and it is, therefore, manifest that the` frame 14kv will be supportedfrom this bar 12. Priorto the time 'the hooks 23 are associated withithesupporting bar 12 IV arrange the sack 32 on the supporting frame 14.Thissack 32 vis preferably made from a suitable dust-proof textilematerial and'has a slit in oneface thereof indicated by 33 which may beopened in order that clothing or the like supported on suitable hangersmay be in` serted into this sack 32 and the hangershaving theclothingassociated therewith will be suspended from the bar 30. Theparticular arrangement'of the textile sack 32 andv the manner in whichthe clothing is associated therewith is particularly described andVclaimed in my U. S. Patent No. 1,773,888, dated August 26, 1930, whichpatent relates to improvements in storage chambers.

In-Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated a slight-` ly modified form ofconstruction of the side kframes. In this instance the side frames areeach preferably-'formed from a single elongatedstrip of material, suchas a length of wire or the like. In forming the side frame the Vwire isbent centrally upon itself and the wire portions adjacent the bightportion 34 are'turnedor twisted so as to .wind the wire portions uponthemselvesto provide a hook led outwardly as at 36 to provide an opening37 for the passage o-f the screws y29y andY below this opening the `wiremembers are again twisted or wound together as at 38.

Belowthe twisted portion 38 the portions of the w-iremember are loopedto provide @1.1;

opening 39 for the passage of thescrew 31 Adjacentportions of thewire-member'are mediate portions are again looped to providel` openings4() for the passage of the vscrews y27. The end portions are then benttoward each other inv asubstantial.horizontal plane with-v theirextremities looped about the-lowerportion 41 ofthe hook 35 above theportions l portion-35.A Intermediate the bight portion 34 the portionsof the wire member are buck- 36 providing the opening 37 thus completingthe side frame member which .is formed as indicated from a continuousstrip of material. I have found that by forming each ofthe frame membersfrom a. single length of wire that the costl of production is greatlyreduced- Vand that the sameis more economical in use.

After the formation of each side frame member fro-m the single length ofwire .the same maybe coated with a suitable chemical to prevent rust orthe like.

While I have illustrated and described thev preferred form ofconstruction Vfor carrying Y my invention into effect, this is capableof variation and modification, withoutvdeparting from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish. to kbe limited to theprecisedetails of Yconstruction setforth, but desire to avail myselfof'such variations and modificationsas come within the scope of theappended claims.

`.Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire vtoprotect by Letters Patentis:

1. A frame ofthe character stated includingy side plates comprisingarmsarranged to provide loop portions at the ends thereof, said sideplatesihaving central portlonstherein, bars extended between said sideplates, and

a supporting member extended between said center portions, bolt Ymembers extended through said loop portions and openlngs'in l saidcentral portions and into tapped'open-` Y without having to move otherVers from side to side to find Vwhen the device is supported ings iiithe ends of said bars whereby'to interconnect said bars to said sideplates, said side plates having the center portions thereof arranged toextend in a vertical planeand having the upper edges thereof arranged atan angle with respect to the horizontal whereby one end thereof will bedisposed in a lower horizontal plane than the other end thereof wherebywhen said frames are supported and garment hangers are suspended bytheir hooks from said supporting-member said hangers and lioolrs may bereadily seen and located garment hangc the one desired` 2. In asupporting device for garment hangers, a pair of spaced apart sideframes each including rails integrally formed with each other andforming in outline substantially an isosceles triangle, a brace memberVextending between the apex andbase of each of said triangular frames,rod members extended between said frames at the ends of said bases, abar extending between said braces adjacent said apexes and from whichgarment hangers may be suspended,anda hook element on each of saidbraces at the end thereof opposite the apex of each of said triangularside frames and said hooks being adapted to suspend the device from asuitable support.

3. In a supporting device for garment hangers, a pair of spaced apartside'frames each including rails integrally formedv with each otherandforming in outline substantially an isosceles triangle, a bracemember extending between the apex and the base of each of saidtriangular frames, and the ends of said base rails each terminating in aloop,

tubular membersV extended f between said frames and said loops, a'barextendingbetween said braces adjacent said apexes and from which garmenthangers may be suspended, a hook element on each of said braces at theend thereof opposite the apex ofeach of said triangular side frames andsaidV hooksV being adapted to suspend the devicefrom a suitable support,and connecting elements inserted through said loops and into the ends ofsaid tubular members forsecuring said tubular members to said frames.

4. In a supporting device for garment a particular garment hanger andits hook suspended from said supporting Vbar may be readily seenandlocated for removal therefrom.

5. In a supporting device for garment hangers, spaced sideframes,adapted toV support a fabric cover means for retaining said sideframes in spaced relationship, means on said frames forsupportingsaid'device from a support, and a supporting member extendingbetween said fiainesand-from which garhangers, a pair of spaced apartside frames n each having one end higher-than the other above a surface,brace members at the central portions of said frames, rod'membersextended between said frames at the ends thereof, a supporting barextending between said braces garmentlian'gers may be suspended, a hookelement on each of said braces at the top therew. of and said hooksbeing adapted to suspendv v the device from a suitable support, so thatand from which-

